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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. Character in Chinese mythology For other uses, see Monkey King (disambiguation). "Wukong" redirects here. For other uses, see Wukong (disambiguation). "Qi Tian Da Sheng" redirects here. For Pu Songling's story, see The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal. A request that this article title be ...
Sun Wukong (孫悟空), better known as the Monkey King in translations, is a monkey born from a stone on Mount Huaguo who acquires magic powers by learning from Master Bodhi. After starting a rebellion against Heaven, he is subdued and imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha for 500 years.
Sun Wukong only regains his powers when he fights for someone else rather than himself, as Sun Wukong's powers are meant to protect the monk Xuanzang/TangSeng/Tang Sanzang against evil and lead the monk to enlightenment. Sun Wukong as a character is also meant to represent an enlightened mind, which is why Sun Wukong's staff emerges from his head.
The Demon King and Erlang conspire further, revealing that if Wukong consumes the Emperor's elixir, it will increase his power. Erlang tries to convince the Jade Emperor that Wukong is a demon but Subhuti intervenes, explaining Wukong is not evil. Wukong meets the Emperor, and is given a position caring for the stables.
Sun Wukong (also known as The Monkey King), a Buddhist deity and a character in the classical Chinese epic Journey to the West; Sarugami of Japan, often depicted as evil deities, as in the tales of Shippeitaro; Howler monkey gods, a patron of the artisans among the Classic Mayas; La Ciudad Blanca, sometimes referred to as a "City of the Monkey God"
At this point, Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong arrived at the Gao Family Village and helped defeat him. Renamed Zhu Bajie by Tang Sanzang, he consequently joined the pilgrimage to the West. His weapon of choice is the jiuchidingpa ("nine-tooth iron rake"). He is also capable of 36 transformations and can travel on clouds, but not as fast as Sun Wukong.
The single-player game puts gamers in the role of the Monkey King, or Sun Wukong, a key character from “Journey to the West,” a 16th-century Chinese novel that has been retold in literally ...
Persona 5 has Sun Wukong as Ryuji Sakamoto's trickster persona named Seiten Taisei. Summoner's War has a monster named Monkey King, the fire version becomes Wukong when awakened. RaiRaiGoku is a pachislo slot machine with a Journey to the West theme. The Warriors Orochi games feature Sun Wukong as a character.